A field study investigating the effects of a rebar-tying machine on trunk flexion, tool usability and productivity

Ergonomics

Volumn 49, Issue 14, 2006, Pages 1437-1455

  Vi, Peter ^a  

^a Construction Safety Association of Ontario ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Back; Concrete reinforcement; Construction; Intervention; Posture; Rebar tying; Rodworkers; Upper extremity; Usability

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATIC REBAR-TYING MACHINE; TRUNK FLEXION; TRUNK POSTURE;

BIOMECHANICS; CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT; PRODUCTIVITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; USABILITY ENGINEERING;

MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BODY POSTURE; CONSTRUCTION WORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRICITY; EQUIPMENT; ERGONOMICS; FIELD STUDY; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MACHINE; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRODUCTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK REDUCTION;

ADULT; AUTOMATION; BACK INJURIES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; HUMANS; MALE; MAN-MACHINE SYSTEMS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POSTURE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33749568542     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130600805028     Document Type: Article

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